Fact Sheet

This document is a follow-up to Data Privacy in School Nursing: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Data Privacy Laws (Part I), and will continue where that document left off by addressing additional specific questions from members of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) related to data privacy and data sharing in school nursing. Please see Part I for a brief overview of HIPAA and FERPA as they relate to the practice of school nursing, as well as guidance on how to navigate the intersection of the two laws.

School nurses collect and are responsible for a vast amount of personal information related to students and their health. This resource is designed to help school nurses understand what information they can share, when, and with whom in accordance with federal privacy laws.

This fact sheet provides examples of ways that states have chosen to address Medicaid billing for school nursing, highlighting the need for states to consider expanding Medicaid coverage for school nursing services by amending state laws.

by Overview Health departments may choose whether to be completely covered by HIPAA, or to only apply HIPAA where legally required to do…

by Overview The following Hybrid Entity Policy Template documents the hybrid entity and its required components. Because this policy is a useful reference…

by Overview This resource summarizes tools for understanding, evaluating and becoming a Hybrid Entity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office…

by Overview Generally, once public health removes or obscures personal identifying information within a data set, law does not constrain the use or…

by Overview “Statistical or scientific de-identification” is an important tool to assist public health in negotiating its dual and sometimes conflicting missions –…

The National Association of School Nurses has issued a position statement that the school nurse is an “essential member of the school health team to address student concussions.” This fact sheet outlines how, as a school-based healthcare professional, the school nurse is likely to be the school staff member with the most comprehensive knowledge of mild brain injury.

This resource explores how Ohio's naloxone access and Good Samaritan laws differ from those in most other states, and in ways that may make them less easy to communicate and possibly less effective.

Maryland’s current 911 system was developed in the 1960s, and what was state-of-the-art in communications then, is woefully outdated now. As a result, the system does not provide the most effective and efficient emergency response possible.

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) are state-run databases that collect information on specified medications at the point of dispensing. The data is available to medical professionals and others, as permitted by relevant law. PDMPs can help clinicians improve decisions regarding opioid prescribing.